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Beautiful colors on those Tigers, thanks for posting that picture !!

It sure was Mike, their an excellent company !!

I got this musky 9 or 10 years ago in the Kawarthas at 10 o'clock at night while the Northern Lights danced over head. The lights had a green tinge to them and we joked that the combination of my green track pants, green T-shirt, green boat carpet and the green Northern Lights is what cause the fish to hit The Northern Lights are one of the purdiest things that Mother Nature ever came up with !!!!

WTG Pete, 3rd place a great showing !! And your right, whoopin the guys in the rocket boats is always a good thing

My Skeeter/Yamaha combo came factory equipped with a water/fuel seperator so that tells me they must be a good thing.

Thanks DanD, that's interesting and something I wasn't aware of.

Thanks BillyBob One thing I've NEVER shied away from is hard work and like you, I'm retired and have plenty of time for whatever needs doing. I've got more than enough room for storing wood too so once I find a seller with a good price I can stock up as needed. The wood stove in the family room will be for added heat in the home and the fireplace in the living room will only be used to look purdy when we have company

Drifter Tackle is a great company to deal with. Couple years back myself & Mr. Eh were trolling Pigeon Lake for muskies and I was running a 10" jointed Believer on a short line when a musky came up and hammered it just behind the boat and actually tore the Believer apart at the joint, spit the pieces out, laffed at me and swam away I contacted Drifter just to inform them about what had happened and they called back and said they'd gladly replace the bait. I thanked him and told him that I didn't need another bait as I had a whole box of Believers and thought that was the end of the conversation. A few days later a box was delivered to my home from Drifter Tackle and when I opened the package, there wasn't one, but TWO Jointed Super Stalkers and a nice letter from the company thanking me for taking the time to inform them of the problem. Companies like Drifter Tackle are excellent to deal with and deserve whatever good comes their way.

Thanks again everyone, I've got a couple phone numbers for some local wood guys and will be calling them today. Cliff, I understand where your coming from but I've always been a big fan of the airtight woodstoves. I won't be doing any cutting, other than kindling, and the wood will all be stored in a large portable shed I've installed behind the garage so it'll be easy to get at.

Thanks guys, I just got back home. Seems some here think $300 is high while others don't think it's too bad of a price, so I'll do a bit more searching around. This is the 1st time I've ever bought a full cord of hardwood so I wasn't too sure what a fair price was. And yes, this is for a full cord rather than a face cord. Jer, could you please PM me the name or phone # of your wood guy. I'm probably gonna buy at least 2 cords so if I can save $40 off each one that'll be a substantial savings. Sharkbait22, the guy on 28 between Youngs Pt and Burliegh is the one I was talking to today, perhaps I'll see what he can offer me for 2 cords.

Guys, I've got a fireplace in the living room, plus I'm having a woodburning stove installed down in the family room so I'm gonna be buying a couple cords of wood for next winter.....ya I know, it's 80 degrees outside today I was referred to a local guy and talked to him today and he sells a full cord of seasoned hardwood, cut to 16", split and delivered to my home for $300 including taxes. Decent price or not ??

There's not many places around the GTA that carry anything other than the basic musky gear, so Brian may be your only option. What about Fishing World in Hamilton, I know they used to carry some musky baits but I haven't been in there in years.

It was a terrible day for sure and it's hard to believe it was that long ago. We sent a bit of money up there thru the Red Cross and hopefully someone who lost everything was able to benefit from it.

They look good Mike, very nice work !!

I've got that same motor but have never experienced that moisture problem but Motion I'd sure be interested in hearing the cause once you get it figured out . You say you keep it under the boat cover, any chance it could be condensation ??

Not sure of the g2g dates this year Joey but it sounds like you may be heading home the day before we arrive. Sorry were gonna miss you & Paul, but leave a couple of those big slimers in the lake for me, will ya please ??

As I mentioned previously, I'll unfortunately be missing this years G2G seeing as were gonna be there the following week. Have a blast though guys !!

Excellent reply BassAsin, thanks !!

I agree about mixing different products Earnie, but we read so many different opinions about stabilizers lately it's hard to sort thru them all. I've got a gas/water seperator installed in my boat with a 10 micron filter that'll be changed every season so hopefully that, along with the fuel treatments will keep things purring for many years to come. Yup, times & technology are constantly changing but I don't know if that's always a good thing.

Interesting thread !! Cliff, I always use Stabil regularily in all my gas engines and everything runs well, and in my outboard (150 Yamaha 4 stroke)I use Marine Stabil. Should I also use Seafoam in ADDITION to the Stabil in all my engines......lawnmowers, snowblower, generators etc ?? Life used to be so simple before Ethanol

If your batteries are already 5-6 years old and your having 2nd thoughts about them now, why not just replace them both and be done with it ?? At least that's what I'd do No sense in putting all that planning & effort, plus the expense, into a fishing trip to the French River and then have it ruined for the sake of a couple worn out batteries. Best of luck on your fish'n trip !!

He's doing fine Mike

I don't think anyone should be surprised to hear about a musky latching onto a foot or hand dangling in the water. Their a very aggressive fish that will hit any sized bait they see and think nothing of grabbing a bait trolled very close to a spinning prop. Pickeral fishermen report all the time about muskies coming right up to the boat to grab a fish off the stringer. They have row after row of teeth that are as sharp as needles and if they latch onto your foot and you pull it back chances are your gonna have some nasty cuts to deal with. I hand or foot dangling in the water is just a tasty little treat for a big slimer looking for a snack

Hey Sam, really good to hear from you my friend, it's been a long time. I wondered where the heck you were but never thought you'd be on the other side of the world It'd be good to have you posting here again, you always added alot to this board !!

Hey, I tried that work thing for awhile John, but after 4 decades decided it wasn't for me And your right about July, it's gonna be a good trip, I just hope we can get the boats in the water.